English
Ibn Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Kill all snakes except the white jann, 1 which is like a silver rod.”
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Commentary and footnotes (2)
Note 1
(1) The statement: “Except the white jann, etc.”: Among Hanafis, white snakes should not be killed, as they may be jinn. Al-Tahawi said: Killing all is permissible, but warning is better. Thus, in “Al-Mirqat.”
Note 1
(١)قوله: إلا الجان الأبيض إلخ: قال في (المرقاة): وعند الحنفية ينبغي أن لا تقتل الحية البيضاء، فإنها من الجانّ. وقالالطحاوي: لا بأس بقتل الجميع، والأولى هو الإنذار.